15 individuals who engaged, or attempted to engage, with the UN human rights mechanisms

Cases

Relevant SG report

From Country

Country Geolocation

Latitude: 35.86166

Longitude: 104.195397

From Region

UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report

Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?: No

Reported trigger of reprisal: engaged, or attempted to engage, with the UN human rights mechanisms, including through attending trainings

Engagement with UN body

Type of attempted engagement

Reprisal information: from June 2019 to April 2020 there were new incidents involving 15 individuals who engaged, or attempted to engage, with the UN human rights mechanisms, including through attending trainings. Reprisals reportedly included arrest, detention, ill-treatment while in detention, forcible disappearance into “residential surveillance at a designated location,” travel bans and confiscation of passports, seizure of property, interrogation and surveillance.

Types of reprisals suffered

Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?: No

Government response content: stated that judicial authorities deal with cases in accordance with the law and protect the rights of each and every criminal suspect or defendant. There is no so-called retaliation. The Government expressed its strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the use of unconfirmed information and distortion of the efforts to crack down on illegal and criminal activities in accordance with the law. The Government urged OHCHR to stop interfering in countries’ internal affairs and judicial sovereignty.

Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?: Yes

Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?: No

Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?: No